Re: ipods for field recordings

[Bernhard Wagner LD <loopdelightml-NDI3MDE=-@bernhardwagner.net>]

 From the specs I don't know why you're doubting its suitability:

                 Low       High
Bit Rate        352 kb/s   1411 kb/s
Sample Rate     22.05 kHz  44.10 kHz

1411 kb/s is an admittedly awkward and redundant way to say 16 bit  
resolution.
(
   1411 * 1000 / 44100 = 32, and since we're stereo that's 16 per  
channel.
   Also 1 kb usually is 1024 bits, but I guess it's a marketing thing to
   call it "1411 kb/s"
)

So you have 44.1 kHz/16 bit stereo, which is CD quality. According to  
the specs.

Bernhard


On 16.05.2007, at 04:02, L.A. Angulo wrote:

> yes,thanx for the link folks,this is the one i meant
>
> http://www.xtrememac.com/audio/earphones_recorders/micromemo_video/
>
> hmmm...then guess it looks better than it might be...
> Luis
>
>
>
> --- Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 15 maj 2007, at 13.20, L.A. Angulo wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Per,
>>> I saw a guy the other day with one ipod which had
>> a
>>> adaptable/removable microphone on the lower
>> part,but i
>>> forgot to ask him what model ipod he had.So you re
>>> saying with a good mic think they be be just as
>> good
>>> as a say an Edirol R-09 or what u have?
>>
>>
>> Yes, that's what I'm saying. I also said this:
>>
>>> As good as the mics you plug into it. And also as
>>> good as the mic pre
>>> amps sound.
>>
>> BTW, when you're talking about an "iPod", do you
>> mean the brand name
>> owned by Apple? Because in English "a pod" can be
>> used for any kind
>> of little unit used to transfer something. Me, I was
>> specifically
>> talking about the Zoom H4 and its built-in X matrix
>> positioned stereo
>> mics. I've been holding off from buying an iPod
>> because there were no
>> on that came with audio recording facility, so two
>> years ago I bought
>> the 30 GB iPod anyway, thinking I got "get a
>> handheld dictaphone
>> later on". So when the H4 launched on the market it
>> was way better
>> then I had been thinking about picking up.
>>
>> Two years ago I researched the market for recordable
>> iPods and found
>> nothing usable. Either you had to buy an old iPod
>> model and run a
>> Linux hack on it or you had to go with some add-on
>> that didn't give
>> the audi fidelity needed for music. And also, the
>> iPod I wanted -
>> with the biggest hard drive and video display -
>> wasn't compatible
>> with those "crappy fidelity" add-ons. That may have
>> changed since
>> then, but you have to do a web search to find out.
>>
>> Greetings from Sweden
>>
>> Per Boysen
>> www.boysen.se (Swedish)
>> www.looproom.com (international)
>> http://www.myspace.com/looproom
>> http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/per.boysen/
>> http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/lo.fi.lazer/
>>
>>
>>
>>
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